Medical Care for the Poor, 1914
We’re all well aware, because angry people on the teevee tell us so, that it’s absolutely outrageous that anyone who can’t afford it should be getting medical treatment. Well, apparently […]
We’re all well aware, because angry people on the teevee tell us so, that it’s absolutely outrageous that anyone who can’t afford it should be getting medical treatment. Well, apparently […]
From 1884, the “Albany Hand-book” described the current state of the Fire Department, which was established in its then-current form in 1867, overseen by the Mayor and five commissioners appointed […]
From 1884, a note on sparrows. While not considered quite as evil as the cottonwood tree, I’d venture to say they have not grown in appreciation in the past century […]
In 1888, Albany’s Horse Shoe Clothing House was advertising a deluge of bargains, perhaps “the grandest bargains ever known in this city.” They offered “enough kinds and sizes to fit […]
Historians of comedy, please take note. Hoxsie has found an important moment in the evolution of The Joke. The Altamont (N.Y.) Enterprise of July 21, 1888, featured on its front […]
Sadly, there’s no Albany connection to this one, but I just thought it worthy of note that in 1919, “Boot and Shoe Recorder” saw fit to inform us that W.H. […]